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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book III, Chapter 10-12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As Aristotle explained, in which situations would rhetoric be useful?
(a) Situations where dialectic would be understood.
(b) Situations where dialectic would also be appropriate.
(c) Situations where dialectic would be misunderstood.
(d) Situations where dialectic would be inappropriate.

2. What did Aristotle think a political orator should be aware of?
(a) Only their country's imports.
(b) Neither their country's imports nor its exports.
(c) Their country's imports and exports.
(d) Only their country's exports.

3. As explained by Aristotle, what comprised good?
(a) Only two main things.
(b) Many different things.
(c) Only one main thing.
(d) A few different things.

4. With the ethical appeal, what would the speaker be attempting to convey to the audience?
(a) Their own virtue or experiences.
(b) Their own virtue or authority.
(c) Their own virtue, experiences, or authority.
(d) Their own experiences or authority.

5. In addition to the relationships with other countries, what other part of war and peace did Aristotle explain?
(a) The security of a country's borders.
(b) The expansion of a country's army.
(c) The preparedness of a country's army.
(d) The clarification of a country's borders.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Aristotle define democracy in Book 2, Chapter 8?

2. In order to object to an argument using Aristotle's explanations, how might it be attacked?

3. In order for an enthymeme to be successful, what recommendation did Aristotle have about its conclusion?

4. Which one of the following was not included by Aristotle in the forms of surprises he mentioned?

5. As discussed in Book III, Chapter 12, what should legal rhetoric blend argumentation with?

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